CrowTRobot Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 I just finished this nice old Monogram Panther. I rescribed it and made a few tweaks along the way: Added photoetched seat belts Replaced kit exhaust with brass tubing Replaced kit gun barrels with hypodermic tubing Added landing light & approach lights to wings Replaced tail skid strut with a steel pin Sanded off the oversized & opaque nav lights and beacon, replaced them with clear epoxy glue, and painted them with Tamiya clear paints Added steel BBs to the nose to keep it sitting on the nose gear The kit builds up nicely apart from some nasty seams around the intakes. I used Testor's Model Master Gloss Sea Blue for the base finish and Floquil Old Silver to represent the corroguard on the leading edges. I mainly used the kit's decals, though i did steal a few from an Aeromaster set. The nose spiral and v-stab trim are painted. I've no patience for painting spirals, but I have even less for messing with spiral decals. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChippyWho Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 Beautiful execution, and sharp markings. I love this kit; Monogram builds always seem to work really well! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
terrysumner Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 Man that's nice! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Darren Roberts Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 Gorgeous! You've done a fantastic job on the Panther. I absolutely love that kit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fly-n-hi Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 Well done! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dsmith Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 This one is really nice as well! Cheers, -Doug :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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